˜yÐÄvlog

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vingt-et-un

[ French van-tey-²Õ²Ô ]

vingt-et-un

/ ±¹É›Ìƒ³Ù±ð²Õ̃ /

noun

  1. another name for pontoon 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vingt-et-un1

1775–85; < French: literally, twenty-one
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vingt-et-un1

literally: twenty-one
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Example Sentences

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They had also come to invite her to play vingt-et-un one evening at Mrs. Merriman’s.

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Since vingt-et-un involves just such calculations, it seemed to him a good basis for an experiment to try the idea out.

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The game of vingt-et-un comes to an end.

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To this dance, or rather to these postures of a bayad�re, succeeded the excitement of vingt-et-un, followed by well-earned repose.

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The youth dashed the dice on the floor, seized the cards, and challenged the party to "vingt-et-un;" as he had been the heaviest loser, the others agreed, and the cards were dealt rapidly around.

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